Re: [expert] installing special files?

2000-09-17 Thread root
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In a message dated 15-Sep-00 21:50:35 Central Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Hope this helps: become root Do the following, character for character: assume pr0g.tar.gz is the file you downloaded cd /root cd tmp mkdir downloads cd

Re: [expert] installing special files?

2000-09-17 Thread Mwinold
In a message dated 17-Sep-00 10:00:32 Central Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: how about "make clean" when your finished uhm i couldnt start the process so how am i suposed to finish it?? Keep in touch with http://mandrakeforum.com: Subscribe the "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"

Re: [expert] installing special files?

2000-09-15 Thread Andrew George
err in the tar.gz file...was there a file called "configure" ? where exactly did you get the file? I might have a peek to see what I can make of it AG (err...no pun intended...just realised what I'd typed) On Thu, 14 Sep 2000 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: well its not in a package it was stored

Re: [expert] installing special files?

2000-09-15 Thread Mwinold
In a message dated 14-Sep-00 20:18:06 Central Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Hope this helps: become root Do the following, character for character: assume pr0g.tar.gz is the file you downloaded cd /root cd tmp mkdir downloads cd downloads tar zxvf pr0g.tar.gz ls

Re: [expert] installing special files?

2000-09-15 Thread Mwinold
In a message dated 15-Sep-00 21:50:35 Central Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Hope this helps: become root Do the following, character for character: assume pr0g.tar.gz is the file you downloaded cd /root cd tmp mkdir downloads cd downloads tar zxvf pr0g.tar.gz ls

Re: [expert] installing special files?

2000-09-15 Thread Asheesh Laroia
Repeat the procedure I said, and if there's an error message, tell me it word-for-word. Verbatim. Exactly what was there? It's probably the lack of some package, but it could be something else. Try it again, if it's not too much. Tell me *exactly* what happens. Best of luck. -- Asheesh.

RE: [expert] installing special files?

2000-09-14 Thread Zaleski, Matthew (M.E.)
PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [expert] installing special files? how do i install files that i need for my computer, they arent rpms, but i need them installed and i cant find the install command in linux, the readme file that came with it says to use "make install"

Re: [expert] installing special files?

2000-09-14 Thread Mwinold
ok well i finally got make installed it was missing, so here is a transcript of what i tried [root@localhost /root]# makemake: *** No targets specified and no makefile found. Stop. [root@localhost /root]# make install make: *** No rule to make target `install'. Stop. [root@localhost /root]#

Re: [expert] installing special files?

2000-09-14 Thread J. R. Pendley
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: ok well i finally got make installed it was missing, so here is a transcript of what i tried --CUT--SNIP-PART--- but as you can see fan is a c file wich i think needs to be compiled and the creater said to use make

Re: [expert] installing special files?

2000-09-14 Thread Mwinold
well its not in a package it was stored in a tar.gz file there was a makefile and i tried to use that as well but i cant make heads or tales of the damn thing and the man file for make was no help [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: ok well i finally got make installed it was missing, so here is a

Re: [expert] installing special files?

2000-09-14 Thread A V Flinsch
On Thu, 14 Sep 2000, you wrote: ok well i finally got make installed it was missing, so here is a transcript of what i tried [root@localhost /root]# makemake: *** No targets specified and no makefile found. Stop. [root@localhost /root]# make install make: *** No rule to make target

Re: [expert] installing special files?

2000-09-14 Thread Asheesh Laroia
Hope this helps: become root Do the following, character for character: assume pr0g.tar.gz is the file you downloaded cd /root cd tmp mkdir downloads cd downloads tar zxvf pr0g.tar.gz ls cd into the only directory present ./configure make make install You're done! Tell me what happens.

[expert] installing special files?

2000-09-13 Thread Mwinold
how do i install files that i need for my computer, they arent rpms, but i need them installed and i cant find the install command in linux, the readme file that came with it says to use "make install" but linux says there is no such command, so what am i supposed to use??? Keep in touch

Re: [expert] installing special files?

2000-09-13 Thread Deryk Barker
Thus spake [EMAIL PROTECTED] ([EMAIL PROTECTED]): how do i install files that i need for my computer, they arent rpms, but i need them installed and i cant find the install command in linux, the readme file that came with it says to use "make install" but linux says there is no such

Re: [expert] installing special files?

2000-09-13 Thread Phil Burton
[EMAIL PROTECTED] ([EMAIL PROTECTED]): how do i install files that i need for my computer, they arent rpms, but i need them installed and i cant find the install command in linux, the readme file that came with it says to use "make install" but linux says there is no such command, so what

Re: [expert] installing special files?

2000-09-13 Thread Mwinold
well how can i fix this In a message dated 13-Sep-00 20:54:06 Central Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Thus spake [EMAIL PROTECTED] ([EMAIL PROTECTED]): how do i install files that i need for my computer, they arent rpms, but i need them installed and i cant find the install

Re: [expert] installing special files?

2000-09-13 Thread Chris Spencer
Normally, if you were to install source code you would follow these steps: As your normal user: - download the .tar.gz tarball - Type tar zxvf foo.tar.gz to untar/zip it - cd foo to change into the new directory - Read the documentation, such as README, INSTALL, etc. - Run the ./configure

Re: [expert] installing special files?

2000-09-13 Thread Mwinold
In a message dated 13-Sep-00 21:58:15 Central Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Normally, if you were to install source code you would follow these steps: As your normal user: - download the .tar.gz tarball - Type tar zxvf foo.tar.gz to untar/zip it - cd foo to change into the

Re: [expert] installing special files?

2000-09-13 Thread Sarang Lakare
send the exact error message (copy paste it to your mailer) you get when you type "make install" or just "make" also send the o/p that you get after typing "rpm -qa | grep make" then prolly we can help you. -sarang Keep in touch with http://mandrakeforum.com: Subscribe the "[EMAIL

Re: [expert] installing special files?

2000-09-13 Thread Greg Stewart
If linux is telling you there's "no such command" something has definitely been lost. Even if you're in the worng directory when you try mak, make install, you'll get something like: "make: *** No targets specified and no makefile found. Stop." I don't exaclty know what rpm you need to

Re: [expert] installing special files?

2000-09-13 Thread Mwinold
In a message dated 13-Sep-00 23:08:10 Central Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: send the exact error message (copy paste it to your mailer) you get when you type "make install" or just "make" also send the o/p that you get after typing "rpm -qa | grep make" then prolly we can

Re: [expert] installing special files?

2000-09-13 Thread Sarang Lakare
please read my entire email.. you answered half the mail! Keep in touch with http://mandrakeforum.com: Subscribe the "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" mailing list.